Weather Records on 5 October 2022

752 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 2022. Highest significance: Camooweal Township, AU.

Key Facts for 5 October 2022

On 5 October 2022, 752 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 732 daily.
Camooweal Township set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 5 October 2022.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

752 stations

752 station records on 5 October 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Alawoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pirlta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haughton Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wallen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Toms Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Koonawarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Werrimull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zhumadian	China	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo (Kombali)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Burthong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

752 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 272.

Records on 5 October 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 2022

Top 20 records on 5 October 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 2022	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	117 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2022	Alawoona, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2022	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	119 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2022	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	123 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2022	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2022	Pirlta, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2022	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	126 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2022	Charleville Aero, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2022	Eagle Nest, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2022	Haughton Vale, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2022	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2022	Parrakie, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2022	Zinder, NE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2022	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2022	Wallen, AU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2022	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2022	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2022	Booligal (Toms Lake), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2022	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2022	Werrimull, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 752 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1811	1
1843	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	7
1867	2
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1900	6
1901	10
1902	11
1903	10
1904	19
1905	11
1906	19
1907	13
1908	17
1909	30
1910	43
1911	10
1912	92
1913	25
1914	13
1915	25
1916	124
1917	314
1918	35
1919	42
1920	89
1921	33
1922	81
1923	87
1924	139
1925	140
1926	155
1927	79
1928	202
1929	242
1930	285
1931	284
1932	768
1933	257
1934	237
1935	910
1936	219
1937	491
1938	375
1939	269
1940	185
1941	1,072
1942	206
1943	404
1944	329
1945	234
1946	643
1947	746
1948	491
1949	562
1950	466
1951	541
1952	1,027
1953	261
1954	834
1955	771
1956	452
1957	520
1958	450
1959	629
1960	290
1961	493
1962	456
1963	605
1964	737
1965	1,160
1966	390
1967	290
1968	670
1969	603
1970	458
1971	377
1972	636
1973	335
1974	973
1975	566
1976	819
1977	382
1978	438
1979	920
1980	1,002
1981	642
1982	524
1983	1,037
1984	646
1985	781
1986	875
1987	1,081
1988	958
1989	465
1990	736
1991	1,005
1992	776
1993	1,024
1994	1,205
1995	1,705
1996	931
1997	814
1998	1,596
1999	1,276
2000	1,147
2001	771
2002	1,026
2003	636
2004	770
2005	2,003
2006	930
2007	1,609
2008	942
2009	1,756
2010	1,114
2011	1,383
2012	913
2013	1,106
2014	648
2015	644
2016	565
2017	560
2018	1,004
2019	672
2020	997
2021	887
2022	752
2023	780
2024	996
2025	716
2026	1,233

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 2022
Margin	Records
0 to 10	556
10 to 20	56
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3